Where does “blikkfang” come from?
blikkfang (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål blikk, from Old Norse blik, from Middle Low German blick, from Old Saxon blikan, from Proto-West Germanic blīkan, from Proto-Germanic blīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
blikkfang (Norwegian Bokmål): an eye-catcher
Definitions
- an eye-catcher
Ancestry of “blikkfang”, step by step
blikkfang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål blikk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | blikk | a glance, look; rolled sheet metal |
| 2 | Old Norse | blik | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | blick | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | blikan | to shine; to appear |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blīkan | to shine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blīkaną | to gleam; shine |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |